AXIS gSOAP Message Handling RCE (ACV-116267) (Devil's Ivy)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 101810

Language:

Synopsis

The remote device is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The remote AXIS device is running a firmware version that is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability, known as Devil's Ivy, due to an overflow condition that exists in a third party SOAP library (gSOAP). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via an HTTP POST message exceeding 2GB of data, to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.

An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can reset the device to its factory defaults, change network settings, take complete control of the device, or reboot it to prevent an operator from viewing the feed.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest available firmware version for your device per the vendor advisory (ACV-116267).

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 101810

File Name: axis_devils_ivy.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 7/19/2017

Updated: 2/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9765

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:genivia:gsoap

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9765

BID: 99868

Detections

Analytics